Global warming threatens Kivalina, an ancient Inuit village on a tiny island off the northwest coast of Alaska, with imminent destruction. KIVALINA V. EXXON is a feature documentary film that portrays the epic struggle of this Inupiat… MoreGlobal warming threatens Kivalina, an ancient Inuit village on a tiny island off the northwest coast of Alaska, with imminent destruction. KIVALINA V. EXXON is a feature documentary film that portrays the epic struggle of this Inupiat community to save their village, and to force the world's worst polluters to pay for the consequences of global warming.

Despite being occasionally repetitive, Kivalina vs. Exxon is a fascinating window on traditional tribal life in the north, where not being able to catch a whale means far more than lack of food for a community.